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Old Posted May 14, 2013, 10:50 AM
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I hope this clean up finally ends. It's a great location and needs to be developed.

From the YNN network:

Updated 05/13/2013 07:49 PM

Grant paves way for Gun Hill cleanup
By: Tamara Lindstrom

It's been an environmental mess for years, but now a grant from the federal government will allow city leaders to begin cleanup of the Ithaca Gun site. As Tamara Lindstrom tells us, there's an added bonus for city residents.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- It may not sound like a windfall, but a new grant by the Environmental Protection Agency means a long-awaited project in the City of Ithaca can finally get underway.

"With resources tight, $200,000 is a lot of money," said Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick. "It's a one percent tax increase city wide. So getting this grant saves us quite a bit."

The grant will fill the lack of funding for clean up that's kept the contaminated Ithaca Gun site under lock and key.

"They made terrific rifles, Ithaca rifles. Some of which are still around today," Myrick said. "But like so many of the industrial sites in our city, it was contaminated by chemicals. Lead was one of them."

Once it's cleaned up, construction for multi-family housing can begin on the property, now owned by developer Frost Travis.

Besides clearing the way for new development, this grant will allow the iconic Ithaca Falls to be seen from a whole new perspective.

"It's going to be an overlook park. It will be next to the private development site. Our side will be clean," Myrick said. "The developer will still have to clean up their side. But as soon as they do, they will be able to put housing on it. They both had to move at the same time."

The park will have to wait until after the new development is completed. But Myrick says progress on the site is underway.

"For a very long time, the city hasn't known how to clean it up. We haven't had the resources to clean it up. And now we're one step closer."

And one more way to view a cherished natural landmark.

The city has funds set aside for the remainder of the cost. There is no time line has been established for the project yet.


Here's the link:
http://ithaca-cortland.ynn.com/conte...-hill-cleanup/
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